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SUMMARY:Music: Yut Chia & Friends
DESCRIPTION:Yut Chia is a New York–based violinist whose electrifying performances fuse classical virtuosity with modern pop\, dance\, and cinematic music. Recognized by leading DJs and producers such as Tiësto\, he is part of a new generation of artists reimagining what the violin can be. \nBlending classical elegance with the energy of today’s biggest hits\, Yut creates concerts that feel part symphony\, part festival. His performances have been featured in The New York Times and New York Daily News and on the stages of Carnegie Hall\, Madison Square Garden\, the Apollo\, and Lincoln Center\, among others. \nHe has performed for celebrities including Robert De Niro and Cyndi Lauper and appeared at major events such as NYC Pride and New York Fashion Week. Whether in concert halls\, festivals\, or intimate venues\, this is an unforgettable musical experience. \nYut will be joined by:  \n\nCarol Ma: Violin\nVinnie Keys: Keyboard\nHina Oikawa: Saxophone\n\nYut Chia is a Colombian violinist of Chinese descent\, who came to New York City at the age of three in pursuit of the American Dream. As a young child\, he was inspired by classical music that he heard and had always wanted to play the violin. However\, despite a lifelong interest in the violin\, he did not have the opportunity to start playing till the age of 12.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/music-yut-chia-friends/
LOCATION:Queens Public Library – Flushing Branch\, 41-17 Main Street\, Flushing\, NY\, 11355\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concert,In Person,Music
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SUMMARY:Rotunda Holiday Concert Featuring The Metropolitan Opera Chorus Artists with Jasmine Rice LaBeija
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the season with members of The Metropolitan Opera Chorus Artists and Asian drag artist Jasmine Rice LaBeija––a Juilliard-trained tenor and 2025 Britain’s Got Talent finalist. As part of a beloved annual Works & Process tradition\, the singers bring the museum’s iconic Frank Lloyd Wright–designed rotunda to life with the joyous sound of holiday music. \nWorks & Process presents their annual Rotunda Holiday Concert\, featuring the Metropolitan Opera Chorus Artists and Jasmine Rice LaBeija\, set for Sunday\, December 14\, 2025 at 7 PM at the Guggenheim Rotunda\, 1071 Fifth Avenue\, New York\, NY 10128. Tickets start at $30 and can be purchased at https://www.tix.com/ticket-sales/guggenheim/3515/event/1435010.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/rotunda-holiday-concert-featuring-the-metropolitan-opera-chorus-artists-with-jasmine-rice-labeija/
LOCATION:Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum\, 1071 5th Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10128\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concert,In Person,Music
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SUMMARY:New York Mixed Chorus Annual Concert
DESCRIPTION:Japanese amateur chorus in NYC will present its 21st annual concert. With their diverse repertoire\, including classical\, Japanese folk\, Japanese pop\, barbershop\, and spiritual songs\, they create a unique form of entertainment through harmony.  \nWe\, the New York Mixed Chorus (NYMC)\, have been bringing music to our community for over 20 years. Based in the New York Metropolitan area\, we organize concerts a couple of times a year and perform at senior care facilities\, churches\, local festivals\, and more. Thanks to your warm support\, we proudly celebrated our 20th Anniversary last year. \nConductor: Koichi Aiba / Pianist: Rikako Asanuma / Music Supervisor: Aya Shimada
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/new-york-mixed-chorus-annual-concert/
LOCATION:The Church of Holy Trinity\, 316 East 88th St.\, New York\, NY\, 10128\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concert,Music
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SUMMARY:Lea Salonga Stage\, Screen & Everything In Between
DESCRIPTION:Musical theatre royalty and official Disney Legend Lea Salonga is bringing her acclaimed Stage\, Screen & Everything In Between tour to North America in 2025 with a stop at Town Hall on October 20. \nIn Stage\, Screen & Everything In Between\, musical theatre fans will experience stage and screen classics from Lea’s iconic roles including songs from Miss Saigon\, Les Misérables\, Aladdin and Mulan\, new-found favorites from the critically acclaimed Broadway and West End hit Old Friends\, Broadway blockbusters\, pop classics\, and much more from her celebrated career and beyond \nLea Salonga\nMultiple award-winning actress and singer Lea Salonga is renown across the world for her powerful voice and perfect pitch. Lea currently stars on Broadway inOld Friends(alongside Bernadette Peters) after headlining the Los Angeles and London productions. Lea is best known for her Tony Award winning role in Miss Saigon. In addition to the Tony\, she has won the Olivier\, Drama Desk\, Outer Critics Circle and Theatre World Awards. She was also the first Asian to play Eponine in the musical Les Misérableson Broadway and returned to the beloved show as Fantine in the 2006 revival. On Broadway\, Lea starred in the 2018 Broadway revival of Once on This Island as the Goddess of Love\, Erzulie. The show’s return to the Broadway stage earned a Tony Award for “Best Revival of a Musical” and also garnered Lea and the cast a Grammy nomination for “Best Musical Theater Album.”She has also been seen on Broadway in Here Lies Love\, Allegiance and Flower Drum Song.Many fans of all ages recognize Lea as the singing voice of Princess Jasmine from Aladdin and Fa Mulan for Mulan and Mulan II. For her portrayal of the beloved princesses\, the Walt Disney Company bestowed her with the honor of “Disney Legend ”.Lea stars in the first season of Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin(a reboot of the popular series) available on MAX\, after starring in the critically acclaimed Sony musical-drama Yellow Rose. \nLea can also be heard in the Netflix animated series Centaur world and in FX’s animated series Little Demon. In August 2021\, Lea released her single “Dream Again” and in November Lea Salonga: Live with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra from Sydney Opera House aired as part of Great Performances on PBS. A live album of the performance was subsequently released by Broadway Records.Lea’s 2022 Dream Again Tour and her 2019 The Human Heart Tour saw sold-out audiences and record-breaking sales across North America and the United Kingdom. Lea has toured all over the world\, performing sold out concerts in such locations as the Sydney Opera
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/lea-salonga-stage-screen-everything-in-between/
LOCATION:The Town Hall\, 123 West 43rd Street\, New York\, NY\, 10036\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concert,In Person
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SUMMARY:Ragas Live Festival 2025
DESCRIPTION:“24 hours of uninterrupted\, absolutely incredible music performances” – The New York Times\n\n\nPioneer Works is excited to present the 14th annual Ragas Live Festival featuring 24 hours of transcendent music in the Pioneer Works Main Hall. The entire program will be broadcast live on video at Pioneer Works’ Youtube & WKCR 89.9 FM in NYC (audio only). \nFor the 2025 festival\, more than 50 artists and legendary maestros of the South Asian classical tradition will perform alongside groundbreaking contemporary artists in a musical journey through day and night. The artist lineup features some of the greatest living sitar players Shahid Parvez and Purbayan Chatterjee\, ecstatic Qawwali musicians\, a Zakir Hussain Tribute led by his Grammy-winning collaborators Sikiru Adepoju and V. Selvaganesh\, the jaw-dropping violin virtuosity of Charumathi Raghuraman\, and the exploratory electronics of eucademix (Yuka Honda). More surprise headlining acts will be announced in October 2025. \nAbout Ragas Live Festival \nRagas Live Festival was born as an in-studio radio broadcast at Columbia University’s WKCR in 2012 and immediately gained a global listening audience. Its annual presentation of 50–70 musicians — and its expansive curation of music inspired by the Indian classical tradition — became central to a movement that The New York Times\, The New Yorker\, NPR\, and others have called “The Raga Renaissance.” \nThe event left the studio in 2016\, becoming a live\, in-person broadcast at Pioneer Works\, where it has since cultivated a passionate following. \nThe event is inspired by raga\, the classical music tradition from South Asia\, where specific modes harmonize with the moods and energy of particular times of day\, such as sunrise\, sunset\, or the darkest hours of the night. Master musicians from the raga tradition are presented alongside legends in ambient music\, minimalism\, jazz and global traditions. \n  \nSchedule \nOctober 18 \n7:00 PM ARAJ: Ishaan Ghosh\, S. Akash\, Mehtab Ali\, Pratik Singh & Vanraj Shastri ( tabla\, bansuri\, sitar\, vocals\, sarangi) \n8:25 PM Charumathi Raghuraman\, Anantha R. Krishnan & Giridhar Udupa (violin\, mridangam\, ghatam) \n9:50 PM eucademix (Yuka Honda) (electronics) \n10:30 PM Surprise Artist to be announced 10/5 (Qawwali) \n  \nOctober 19 \n12:00 AM Light over Shadow (Zakir Hussein Tribute): Sikiru Adepoju\, Selvaganesh\, Ishaan Ghosh\, and special guests (global percussion) \n1:30 AM Asif Khan\, Karamat Khan\, & Vanraj Shastri (vocal\, tabla\, bulbul tarang\, sarangi) (Ghazal set) \n2:30 AM Arun Ramamurthy Trio – (Arun Ramamurthy\, violin; Sameer Gupta\, drums; Damon Banks\, bass) \n3:45 AM Surprise Artist to be announced 10/5 \n5:15 AM Vishnu Ramprasad\, navtar \n6:30 AM Radhika Samson & Tejas Tope\, (surbahar\, pakawaj) \n7:45-8:45 Whispering Worlds w/ Aaron Shragge (John Hassell Tribute) (Aaron Shragge -trumpet/shakuhachi/fx/composition; Luke Schwartz\, guitar; Damon Banks\, bass; Deric Dickens\, drums) \n9:00AM Vinay Desai & Vivek Pandya (santoor\, tabla) \n10:15 AM Purbayan Chatterjee & Amit Kavthekar (sitar. tabla) \n11:45 AM Surprise Artist to be announced 10/5 \n12:45 PM Mandolin U. Rajesh & Swaminathan Selvaganesh (mandolin\, kanjira) \n2:15 PM Priya Purushothaman. Pratyush Goberdha & Tejas Tope (vocal\, sarangi\, tabla) \n3:15 PM Anand Avirmed – (Mongolian throat singing & horsehead fiddle) \n4:00 PM Shahid Parvez & Nitin Mitta (sitar\, tabla) \n5:35 PM Surprise Artist to be announced 9/27 (E. violin\, percussion) \n  \nRagas Live Festival is produced by Pioneer Works in collaboration with the Society for Arts and Culture of South Asia (Palo Alto)\, NYC Radio Live\, People of Rhythm Productions\, and Brooklyn Raga Massive. Ragas Live Festival is sponsored\, in part\, by the Greater New York Arts Development Fund of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs\, administered by Brooklyn Arts Council as well as the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. Beverage sponsorship provided by Yerba Madre. \nThis program takes place within artist Raúl de Nieves’s site-specific installation\, In Light of Innocence. Learn more about the exhibition here. \n\n 
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/ragas-live-festival-2025/
LOCATION:Pioneer Works\, 159 Pioneer Street\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11231\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concert,In Person,Music
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SUMMARY:Hiyoku: Wings That Fly Together | Taiko Concert with Discount
DESCRIPTION:Join OMNY Taiko for an unforgettable evening of powerful rhythm\, heartfelt storytelling\, and communal spirit.\n\n\nHiyoku: Wings That Fly Together | TAIKO CONCERT\nDiscount code “potluckasianamerica” for 15% off tickets. \nIn Chinese and Japanese poetry and art\, the mythical hiyoku bird has just one wing—it can only fly when it finds its other half and the two work together in harmony. In this concert\, OMNY Taiko explores this theme of connection and the beauty of individual voices resonating\, not in unison\, but in mutual support. Our strength lies in celebrating our differences—our unique bodies\, expressions\, and rhythms—and having them enrich our performances\, our collaborations\, and our community. \nThrough thunderous storms\, delicate weavings\, and joyful celebrations\, each piece in Hiyoku traces the journey of individuals coming together in sound and spirit. We aim to share energy\, trust\, and support not only amongst the performers\, but to you in the audience as well. This is a concert about flying higher because we lift one another—wing to wing\, heart to heart. \nThis year\, OMNY Taiko will be joined by New York Taiko Aiko Kai as our special guests! \nJoin us at the Brooklyn Music School on October 4th for an unforgettable evening of drumming that blends traditional Japanese rhythms with our New York roots. This in-person event will start at 6:00 PM EDT\, doors open at 5:30 PM. We can’t wait to see you there! \nNote: Tickets may be available at the door\, depending on availability. \n– —– \nAbout OMNY Taiko \nOMNY Taiko is a vibrant\, tight-knit community drumming group striving to share the art of taiko drumming with people and communities across the New York City area through inclusive\, accessible performances\, classes\, and workshops. \nAs a form of rhythmic and artistic expression\, taiko allows individuals to convey emotion and energy\, and to connect with others through music. OMNY Taiko emphasizes the communal aspect of ensemble drumming: \n\nbringing people together to create music as a group\nfostering a sense of community and belonging\nproviding opportunities for collaboration and teamwork\n\nOne of our primary goals is to become emblematic of the energy of New York City\, reflecting the story of a seed born on the concrete streets and blossoming into a vibrant community with the strength and tenacity of a city that never sleeps.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/hiyoku-wings-that-fly-together-taiko-concert/
LOCATION:Brooklyn Music School\, 126 Saint Felix Street\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11217\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concert,In Person,Music
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SUMMARY:Voices For Gaza: Viet Thanh Nguyen\, Mosab Abu Toha\, Seema Jilani and Aasif Mandvi
DESCRIPTION:McNally Jackson Books and INARA Present  gVoices For Gaza \n\n\nViet Thanh Nguyen\, Mosab Abu Toha\, Hala Alyan\, Hannah Lillith Assadi and Seema Jilani in conversation with John Freeman\, featuring Aasif Mandvi \n\n\n\n\nJoin writers Viet Thanh Nguyen\, Mosab Abu Toha\, Hala Alyan\, Hannah Lillith Assadi and Seema Jilani for an evening of readings and conversation in solidarity with Gaza\, emceed by Aasif Mandvi\, and featuring a film by Nan Goldin and a performance by the Resistance Revival Chorus. Through poetry\, prose\, and dialogue\, these voices join to bear witness and affirm the power of storytelling in times of crisis\, while raising critical funds for the children of Gaza through INARA.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/voices-for-gaza-viet-thanh-nguyen-mosab-abu-toha-seema-jilani-and-aasif-mandvi/
LOCATION:The Town Hall\, 123 West 43rd Street\, New York\, NY\, 10036\, United States
CATEGORIES:Comedy,Concert,Film,Fundraiser,In Person,Panel,Performance
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SUMMARY:LIFE IS ART IS MOTHERHOOD IS ART: Closing Reception & Mother Artist Salon
DESCRIPTION:Please join us on July 26\, 2025\, from 3 – 5:30 pm (doors open 3 pm\, program starts 3:30 pm)  for the Closing Reception for the exhibition LIFE IS ART IS MOTHERHOOD IS ART. At the reception\, mother artists Sita Chay (violin) and Rema Hasumi (keyboards) will perform and join a conversation with the exhibition artists on the exhibition’s themes. The event will take place at Tenri Cultural Institute of New York. Admission is free and no RSVP is required. Families with children are welcome! \nFollowing the conversation\, Vietnamese mother artist and author / peacemaker / philanthropist Le Ly Hayslip will share her thoughts and weave them into a larger conversation about the lessons not learned from the American War in Vietnam — this year marks the 50th anniversary of the end of the war as well as the 80th anniversary of the end of WWII — and the need to envision a society where the value of inspiration\, creation\, mutual care\, and unconditional love is recognized and integrated into every aspect of life\, without discrimination. \nThe event is the last of a series of Mother Artist Salons being held in conjunction with the exhibition LIFE IS ART IS MOTHERHOOD IS ART. Check the exhibition announcement or CRS calendar for details. \nABOUT THE ARTISTS \n\nSITA CHAY is a violinist\, composer\, and performance artist who won a 2017 Latin Grammy Award for Best Mariachi Album\, as violinist of the Flor de Toloache. She is an awardee of New York Foundation for the Arts Women’s Fund\, NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship\, New Music USA’s Creator Development Fund\, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council’s Creative Engagement Grant\, and Foundation for Contemporary Arts\, and was invited for residencies at the Stone\, Joe’s Pub\, and the Cell Theatre for various projects she is envisioning. Her collaborators include Satoshi Takeishi\, Shoko Nagai\, Sidra Bell\, and Leo Genovese and with them she performed in numerous festivals such as Progressive Chamber Music Festival 2023\, Outfest 2024\, and Multicultural Music Festival 2024. \n\n\nHer most recent project\, “Multidimensionally Human\,” is an interdisciplinary series that she collaborates on with Dr. Nikolai Chapochnikov\, a neuroscientist and psychotherapist. Through this project\, she weaves the psychotherapy modality Internal Family Systems using narrative\, dance\, visual art\, and music as a performance artist. \n\n\nIn 2023\, she released a music narrative film “Ritual of Le Sac” which tells a story of a fish-like life of a baby swimming inside the womb. This project was inspired by her recent journey of becoming a mom and experiencing the kindness and gentle curiosity from various strangers on the street for carrying a life inside. She intended this film to reflect and rediscover the innate human capacity and desire to care and honor life. \n\n\nMs. Chay is the director and a founder of the Korean Shaman Music Ritual\, SaaWee\, which international critics have called as a “delicate powerhouse.” For SaaWee\, she has interwoven her theatrical experiences from Broadway shows\, folkloric spirituality from Korean shaman rituals\, and contemporary music flair from New York jazz scenes. SaaWee’s Return of Songbirds debuted at Lincoln Center as part of #Restartstage project in 2021 and was invited to Ars Electronica Festival 2021. SaaWee won the California Music Video Awards 2022 in Best World Music category. \n\nhttps://www.sitachay.com \nREMA HASUMI is a New York-based sound designer and improviser\, whose eclectic background spans classical\, jazz\, and experimental music. The foundation of her music is grounded in a wide range of pianistic expressions that are at times contemplative and at others assertive. Her recent work involves compositions and improvisations with analog synthesizers\, electronics\, and vocals. Hasumi’s music has been described as one that “is able to capture those elusive moments when silence becomes music and music becomes silence” (Jakob Baekgaard\, All About Jazz) and that “begins with a delicate piano rumination\, wandering\, searching\, finding a state of gentle deliberation that suddenly fades” (Dan McClenaghan\, All About Jazz). Her musical influences span across various musicians\, including Alice Coltrane\, Sun Ra\, Masabumi Kikuchi\, Paul Bley\, Terry Riley\, Arthur Russel\, and many more. \nHasumi’s “Mothers\,” a seven-track album dedicated to the collective experience of motherhood\, will be released digitally on July 1\, 2025. The music represents the journey of mothers striving to protect their creative paths while navigating the deep emotions that come with parenting and the process of redefining their identities. Each track explores a different emotional landscape\, yet all share excerpts of piano improvisation from a single recording session\, which serves as an undercurrent throughout the album. This undercurrent reflects the ongoing\, profound\, and dynamic experience of motherhood. The album features a series of collaged soundscapes\, consisting of synthesizers\, piano\, and vocals performed by Hasumi\, with contributions from Austin White on electric bass and synthesizers on three tracks. Each track’s sound elements are improvised separately and then combined using a collage approach rather than traditional composition. The final mix is designed to offer a three-dimensional\, holistic\, and stimulating listening experience. The album will be available for digital download and streaming\, with a beautiful cover photograph by Aline Müller. Her works\, including the album cover photo\, are part of the Life Is Art Is Motherhood Is Art exhibition. The development of “Mothers” was made possible\, in part\, by a grant provided by CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing). \nhttps://rema-hasumi.com/ \nLE LY HAYSLIP is an internationally known Vietnamese-American author\, philanthropist\, peace activist\, speaker\, and mother. She grew up in Ky La (now known as Xa Hoa Quy)\, Vietnam during the American-Vietnam War. She wrote two best-selling memoirs—When Heaven and Earth Changed Places and Child of War\, Woman of Peace\, based on her painful and ultimately triumphant journey from a traumatizing childhood in war-ravaged Vietnam to her new life in America. Having grown up in Central Vietnam as a woman\, Le Ly shares a perspective that is unique when it comes to the Vietnam War. She received raving reviews for both books\, including from The New York Times and The Washington Post. When Heaven and Earth Changed Places was included in the 1990 edition of Reader’s Digest’s Today’s Best Nonfiction. Her memoirs\, having been published in 17 different languages throughout the world\, are now used in several universities as course material to study women in history\, the American/Vietnam War\, and other topics. In 1993\, the books were adapted into the film “Heaven & Earth\,” directed by the award-winning director Oliver Stone and starring Hiep Thi Le and Tommy Lee Jones. \nLe Ly’s life as a humanitarian began after she arrived in the US in 1970 and became a US citizen\, but she returned to her native Vietnam in 1986. Her shock from the devastation\, poverty\, and illness left by the war became the impetus for her two philanthropic organizations\, East Meets West Foundation and Global Village Foundation. Both organizations dedicate their efforts to humanitarian relief\, education\, and development to help rebuild Vietnam through providing basic needs (shelter\, clean water\, medical facilities\, education)\, establishing revolving loan programs\, and finding homes for several hundred orphaned children. Hayslip continues to lead groups and delegations in cultural and anthropological studies in her home village. \nABOUT THE EXHIBITION \nLIFE IS ART IS MOTHERHOOD IS ART is an exhibition of five artists who are mothers of different generations — Daniela Kostova (Bulgaria)\, Aline Müller (Brazil)\, Quynh “Alex” Nguyễn (Vietnam)\, Katie Heller Saltoun (USA)\, and Satomi Shirai (Japan). Curated by CRS co-founder Christopher Pelham\, the exhibition will be on view at Tenri Cultural Institute of New York from July 21 – 26\, 2025. \n“Being an artist is to experience a vigorous\, experimental life of the mind and of the senses. Parenthood is another enriching experience: primal\, haptic and life-affirming. Why are the two still seen as incompatible?” — Jeffrey Boloten and Juliet Hacking\, Forward to How Not to Exclude Artist Mothers (and other parents) \nThis exhibition highlights the inspiring works being created worldwide by mother artists and examines the multifaceted relationship between motherhood and art-making. Through their diverse photography and 2D works\, we invite you to consider the challenges that working mother artists face and reflect on motherhood and child-rearing as fundamentally creative acts\, inseparably intertwined with art-making\, deserving of our loving attention\, respect\, and support. Learn more… \nEXHIBITION HOURS\nMonday\, July 21 – July 26\, 2025 (closed July 25)\nMon – Thu 12 – 6 pm\, Sat 12 – 3 pm \nTENRI GALLERY LOCATION\nTenri Cultural Institute of New York\, 43A W 13th St\, New York\, NY 10011\n212.645.2800
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/life-is-art-is-motherhood-is-art-closing-reception-mother-artist-salon/
LOCATION:Tenri Cultural Institute\, 43A W 13th St\, New York\, 10011
CATEGORIES:Concert,CRS Presents,Opening Reception
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